Globally, 25 million children missed out on the Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis Vaccine in 2021 and first-dose measles coverage dropped to its lowest level since 2008. It has the WHO fearing outbreaks of preventable disease.
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This vaccine is used as a marker for immunisation coverage within and across countries, and has been available in Australia since the 1950s.A girl gets a shot of the CoronaVac vaccine on the first day of a COVID-19 vaccination campaign for children ages 3 and 4 at a vaccination center in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.Catherine Russell, UNICEF executive director, said the slide "is a red alert for child health.
The pandemic "compelled parents and families to pick between putting food on the table and getting their children vaccinated," said Kate O'Brien, director of the WHO's immunisation, vaccines and biologicals department. "There was a study published last year that showed covered was 18 per cent lower in 2020 than in 2019, meaning the state that had the most severe lockdowns, with school learning at home, there was definitely an impact on adolescent vaccination."
Professor Julie Leask told SBS News state-based health departments could fix the drop in HPV vaccine coverage this year.
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